Seems to me that there are just a done of wildcards this season. If every one panned out we may be in good shape but the odds of that are fairly slim.

The wildcards I see this year are:

KGM Line returning to form
Lupul repeating last season
Kessel repeating last season.
The young guns breaking out this year with new found roster spots.
JVR meeting expectations
McClement making a difference defensively
Komi regaining old form back
Young goalie tandem stepping up.
Carlyle implementing a new system that works
Gardiner not having a sophomore slump
Phaneuf stepping up this year
Komarov making a difference

All we need is 12/12 of these to turn out and we are set for the playoffs!!!